Noteworthy synoptic observations for Thursday, 20 August 2026 local
prepared 0234 EST, 21/08/26
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Max Var Min Var Grs Min Rainfall Station Mth/ Date Time local Cloud amounts & types Wind Temp Dew Pt Rel Hum Pressure Weather Description Vis Comments
° C ° C ° C ° C ° C mm/ hr mm/ hr       Tot Cov Low Cloud(base m x 100) Mid High Dir °/ km/h ° C ° C % hPa/ 3hr tendency Pre- sent Past km  
Western Australia
006 West Gascoyne
- - - - - - 9/3 CARNARVON AIRPORT 0820 0000 - - - 130/13 15.5 15.3 99 1022.30.2 - - - -
25.0 +2.1 15.4 +3.8 - 26/24 2/3 CARNARVON AIRPORT 0820 0900 - - - 160/22 16.2 15.6 96 1022.72.1 - - - -
007 East Gascoyne
- - - - - - - MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT 0820 0000 - - - 210/08 16.6 12.9 79 1022.40.6 - - - -
- - - - - - - MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT 0820 0600 - - - 070/13 14.3 8.7 69 1021.90.1 - - - -
010 Central Wheat Belt
20.0 - 1.0 - - - - YORK 0820 0900 - - - - Calm 6.0 4.4 89 1027.0 0.0 co-op observer
013 Interior
33.0 +4.8 20.5 +8.0 - - - TELFER AERO 0820 0900 - - - - 230/08 28.5 6.6 25 1019.21.3 - - - -
- - - - - 0.8/6 - WILUNA AERO 0820 0300 - - - 280/09 15.8 13.3 85 1021.60.9 - - - -
Northern Territory
014 Northern Rivers
- - 19.1 - - - - GOVE AIRPORT 0820 1230 - - - 100/21 25.5 21.2 77 1018.80.6 - - - -
015 Northern Plateau--Barkly/Alice Spgs
25.0 +2.5 14.0 +8.0 - - - ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 0820 0930 - - - - 010/15 21.2 13.1 60 1022.41.1 - - - -
- - - - - - - ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 0820 1830 - - - 320/09 26.4 9.7 35 1018.80.2 - - 0.1 -
22.0 -2.9 15.0 +8.5 - 0.4/24 - TERRITORY GRAPE FARM 0820 0930 - - - - 040/09 18.9 15.2 79 1023.31.6 - - - -
- - 14.6 +8.1 - - - TERRITORY GRAPE FARM 0820 1230 - - - - 020/17 26.7 10.4 36 1022.11.2 - - - -
South Australia
016 Northwest Pastoral
24.0 - 14.0 - - 0.8/24 0.2/3 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT 0820 0930 - - - 170/18 13.8 9.8 77 1025.93.4 - - - -
- - 13.8 - - - 3/3 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT 0820 1230 - - - 100/11 14.0 11.9 87 1024.61.3 - - - -
- - - - - - 1/3 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT 0820 1830 - - - 270/11 14.7 13.4 92 1024.60.5 - - - -
017 Far North Pastoral
24.0 +5.2 14.0 +9.6 - 0.3/24 0.3/18 ARKAROOLA 0820 0930 -/ - - Calm 15.0 13.0 88 - 15.0 Low stratus 1000\
- - - - - - - LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT 0820 0330 - - - 190/11 15.3 12.8 85 1021.91.0 - - - -
23.0 +4.4 13.0 +6.9 - 10/24 10/3 LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT 0820 0930 - - - 190/09 12.9 12.1 95 1025.63.1 - - - -
023 Adelaide plains and Mt Lofty Ranges
- - - - - - 0.8/3 ADELAIDE (WEST TERRACE / NGAYIR 0820 1830 - - - 260/09 13.1 11.3 89 1022.60.7 - - 6.0 -
026 Lower Southeast
17.4 +3.4 - - - - 0.6/3 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 0820 0030 - - - 320/17 11.2 10.4 95 1020.00.3 - - - -
17.0 +3.0 9.0 +3.6 - 2/24 0.2/3 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 0820 0930 - - - 350/13 11.1 10.6 97 1020.40.3 - - - -
Queensland
027 North Peninsula
29.0 - 21.0 - - 8/24 8/3 HORN ISLAND 0820 0900 - - - 140/24 23.0 21.3 90 1019.22.3 - - - -
028 South Peninsula
- - - - - 13/6 13/3 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT 0820 0300 - - - 120/21 20.7 19.5 93 1018.61.1 - - - -
- - 20.3 - - - - LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT 0820 1200 - - - 140/26 25.8 20.8 74 1019.81.1 - - - -
031 North Coast - Barron
23.0 - - - - 5/6 3/3 CAIRNS RACECOURSE 0820 1500 - - - 200/13 20.5 18.6 89 1020.42.0 - - 9.0 -
032 North Coast - Herbert
24.0 - 16.0 - - 14/24 6/3 INNISFAIL AERODROME 0820 0900 - - - 160/17 19.8 19.1 96 1023.81.6 - - - -
040 South Coast Moreton & Brisbane
- - 13.3 - - - 0.6/3 HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 0820 1200 - - - 050/15 19.0 15.3 79 1026.81.1 - - - -
- - - - - - 0.6/3 KINGAROY AIRPORT 0820 1800 - - - 080/15 13.4 12.3 93 1027.60.9 - - - -
- - - - - 2/6 2/3 SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT 0820 0300 - - - 220/13 14.6 13.3 92 1027.81.2 - - - -
New South Wales
047 Lower Western - Lower Darling
- - - - - - - MULURULU AWS 0820 0900 - - - - -/- - - - - - - - -
24.0 - 12.0 - - 10/24 10/24 POONCARIE MAIL AGENCY 0820 0900 - - - 270/05 12.2 10.9 92 - 50.0 regional observer
048 Upper Western - Upper Darling
25.0 - - - - - - COBAR AIRPORT AWS 0820 1500 - - - 340/21 23.1 9.5 42 1022.72.0 - - - -
25.0 +7.2 - - - - - COBAR MO 0820 1500 - - - 350/22 21.6 8.8 44 1022.71.9 - - - -
24.0 +2.8 15.0 +9.3 - - - WANAARING POST OFFICE 0820 0900 - - - 090/04 17.1 12.0 72 - 0.0 co-op observer
051 Central Western Plains - north
21.0 +3.8 12.0 +8.1 - - - TRANGIE RESEARCH STATION AWS 0820 0900 - - - - 020/18 14.6 7.9 64 1028.60.8 - - - -
- - 12.1 +8.2 - - - TRANGIE RESEARCH STATION AWS 0820 1200 - - - - 010/21 19.6 9.8 53 1026.81.7 - - - -
058 Northern Rivers
20.9 -0.1 - - - - 1/3 BALLINA AIRPORT AWS 0820 0000 - - - 360/09 14.1 13.6 97 1030.60.4 - - - -
061 Hunter
- - - - - - - MAITLAND AIRPORT AWS 0820 0600 - - - Calm 6.2 6.1 99 1028.50.4 - - 0.2 -
- - - - - - - SCONE AIRPORT AWS 0820 0300 - - - Calm 4.1 4.1 100 1028.21.2 - - 0.2 -
065 Central Western Slopes - south
- - - - - 0.2/6 0.2/3 PARKES AIRPORT AWS 0820 2100 - - - 240/09 13.6 12.3 92 1026.12.1 - - - -
067 Sydney Metropolitan - west
- - - - - - - RICHMOND RAAF 0820 0600 - - - 040/05 9.1 8.8 98 1027.60.1 - - 0.1 -
21.0 - 7.0 - - - - RICHMOND RAAF 0820 0900 - - - Calm 11.6 10.3 92 1028.50.9 - - - -
068 Illawarra
21.0 +2.1 - - - - - CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS 0820 0000 - - - Calm 8.2 8.1 99 1029.00.9 - - 0.2 -
- - - - - - - JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR 0820 1800 - - - - 020/18 17.0 13.1 78 1022.00.0 - - - -
- - - - - - 0.2/3 MOSS VALE AWS 0820 1800 - - - 290/13 12.9 8.4 74 1025.10.7 - - - -
069 South Coast
- - - - - 0.4/6 0.4/3 MERIMBULA AIRPORT AWS 0820 2100 - - - 280/05 13.3 12.5 95 1020.20.2 - - - -
070 Southern Tablelands-Goulburn/Monaro
- - - - - 8/6 8/3 MOUNT GININI AWS 0820 2100 - - - - 280/21 3.0 3.0 100 - - - - -
071 Southern Tablelands-Snowy Mountains
5.0 - - - - 10/6 10/3 PERISHER VALLEY AWS 0820 1500 - - - - 280/09 3.8 3.7 99 - - - - -
3.3 +2.8 - - - - 9/3 THREDBO AWS 0820 0000 - - - - 330/78 3.5 3.5 100 1026.02.7 - - - -
- - - - - - - THREDBO AWS 0820 0100 - - - - 330/70 3.0 3.0 100 1026.9 - - - -
- - - - - - - THREDBO AWS 0820 0200 - - - - 330/70 3.2 3.2 100 1026.4 - - - -
- - - - - 11/6 2/3 THREDBO AWS 0820 0300 - - - - 330/72 3.1 3.1 100 1025.50.4 - - - -
- - - - - - - THREDBO AWS 0820 0400 - - - - 330/81 3.3 3.3 100 1024.7 - - - -
- - - - - - - THREDBO AWS 0820 0500 - - - - 330/89 3.0 3.0 100 1023.9 - - - -
- - - - - - 7/3 THREDBO AWS 0820 0600 - - - - 310/70 1.6 1.6 100 1026.81.0 - - - -
3.0 +2.5 1.0 +5.9 - 26/24 4/3 THREDBO AWS 0820 0900 - - - - 320/44 2.4 2.4 100 1028.8 - - - -
3.0 +2.5 - - - 15/6 13/3 THREDBO AWS 0820 1500 - - - - 320/52 2.1 2.1 100 1025.41.8 - - - -
- - - - - - - THREDBO AWS 0820 1600 - - - - 330/63 1.5 1.5 100 1024.1 - - - -
- - - - - - - THREDBO AWS 0820 1700 - - - - 310/65 0.9 0.9 100 1024.1 - - - -
- - - - - - 10/3 THREDBO AWS 0820 1800 - - - - 330/55 1.1 1.1 100 1024.40.8 - - - -
- - - - - - - THREDBO AWS 0820 2200 - - - - 330/67 1.0 1.0 100 1022.8 - - - -
- - - - - - - THREDBO AWS 0820 2300 - - - - 330/72 1.5 1.5 100 1021.6 - - - -
072 Southwest Slopes - south
16.0 - - - - 0.4/6 0.4/3 ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 0820 1500 - - - Calm 14.1 12.0 87 1023.01.0 - - - -
19.0 +6.7 11.0 +10.1 - 3/24 3/24 TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE 0820 0900 3/- - - 360/04 11.0 9.1 88 - 50.0 Nil co-op observer
19.6 +5.2 - - - - 1/3 WAGGA WAGGA AMO 0820 0000 - - - 060/11 14.3 11.8 85 1026.50.4 - - - -
073 Southwest Slopes - north
- - - - - - 11/3 TEMORA AIRPORT 0820 1800 - - - - 200/04 14.1 12.0 87 1024.10.1 - - - -
- - - - - 11/6 4/3 YOUNG AIRPORT 0820 2100 - - - Calm 11.9 11.4 97 1025.71.0 - - - -
075 Riverina - west
19.0 +2.5 - - - 2/6 2/3 GRIFFITH AIRPORT AWS 0820 1500 - - - - 340/09 14.6 12.8 89 1024.11.1 - - - -
- - - - - 9/6 9/3 HAY AIRPORT AWS 0820 0300 - - - - 360/17 13.8 13.6 99 1023.7 - - - -
- - - - - - 0.4/3 HAY AIRPORT AWS 0820 0600 - - - - 270/18 13.3 13.1 99 1023.80.1 - - - -
Victoria
079 Wimmera - south
- - - - - - 0.2/3 HORSHAM AERODROME 0820 1800 - - - 240/15 11.2 9.5 89 1020.81.0 - - - -
081 Northern Country - Upper North
14.0 +0.0 7.0 +4.4 - 26/24 - BENDIGO AIRPORT 0820 0900 - - - Calm 8.6 8.5 99 1023.30.8 - - 1.5 -
14.4 - - - - - 1/3 SHEPPARTON AIRPORT 0820 0000 - - - 040/15 13.0 12.4 96 1023.00.2 - - - -
082 Northeast - Lower
13.0 +1.4 3.0 +0.7 - 24/24 24/24 STRATHBOGIE 0820 0900 - - - -/- 11.1 11.1 100 - 0.5 co-op observer
083 Northeast - Upper
15.0 +1.9 12.0 +8.2 11 25/24 25/24 EDI UPPER 0820 0900 - - - 360/13 13.4 11.2 87 - 40.0 co-op observer
5.0 - 2.0 - - 39/24 5/3 FALLS CREEK 0820 0900 - - - - 340/34 3.8 3.7 99 1026.50.4 - - - -
- - - - - 13/6 8/3 FALLS CREEK 0820 2100 - - - - 340/41 3.1 3.0 99 1022.90.1 - - - -
- - - - - 15/6 13/3 MOUNT BULLER 0820 0300 - - - - 330/43 4.4 4.4 100 - - - - -
4.3 - - - - - 2/3 MOUNT HOTHAM 0820 0000 - - - - 350/72 4.1 4.1 100 - - - - -
- - - - - - - MOUNT HOTHAM 0820 0100 - - - - 350/70 4.1 4.1 100 - - - - -
- - - - - 16/6 14/3 MOUNT HOTHAM 0820 0300 - - - - 340/46 3.6 3.6 100 - - - - -
4.0 - 2.0 - - 41/24 0.8/3 MOUNT HOTHAM 0820 0900 - - - - 350/43 3.3 3.3 100 - - - - -
085 West Gippsland
- - - - - - 1/3 EAST SALE 0820 1800 - - - - -/- 12.7 11.3 91 - - - - -
- - - - - - 0.4/3 EAST SALE AIRPORT 0820 1800 - - - 100/08 12.6 11.3 92 1019.00.5 - - - -
17.4 +2.7 - - - - 0.4/3 MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT 0820 0000 - - - Calm 11.3 10.2 93 1021.20.4 - - - -
088 North Central
11.8 - - - - - 10/3 EILDON FIRE TOWER 0820 0000 - - - - 360/15 10.8 10.5 98 - - - - -
13.0 - 9.0 - - 26/24 - REDESDALE 0820 0900 - - - - 110/04 9.3 9.3 100 - - - - -
12.5 - - - - - 6/3 WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) 0820 0000 - - - 360/37 10.7 10.7 100 1022.20.2 - - 0.1 -
- - - - - 6/6 - WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) 0820 0300 - - - 360/18 10.0 10.0 100 1022.10.1 - - 0.1 -
- - - - - - - WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) 0820 1800 - - - 350/21 9.4 7.5 88 1021.00.5 - - - -
089 Western Plains
- - - - - 8/6 8/3 BALLARAT AERODROME 0820 2100 - - - 290/09 7.0 6.1 94 1021.82.1 - - - -
Tasmania
091 North Coast
12.0 - 10.0 - - 35/24 0.2/3 SHEFFIELD SCHOOL FARM 0820 0900 - - - - 330/15 11.2 9.1 87 1017.61.1 - - - -
- - - - - 2/6 0.4/3 WYNYARD AIRPORT 0820 0300 - - - 330/28 12.7 11.3 91 1016.21.0 - - 4.0 -
092 East Coast
16.8 - - - - - 3/3 ST HELENS AERODROME 0820 0000 - - - 350/05 12.3 11.7 96 1019.12.3 - - - -
096 Central Plateau
7.0 - 5.0 - - 43/24 0.2/3 LIAWENEE 0820 0900 - - - - 300/28 6.2 4.7 90 1017.00.9 - - - -
097 West Coast
- - - - - 15/6 10/3 CAPE SORELL 0820 0300 - - - - 330/37 12.7 12.1 96 1012.80.2 - - - -
- - - - - 6/6 3/3 STRAHAN AERODROME 0820 0300 - - - 350/30 12.3 11.7 96 1013.30.9 - - 4.5 -
18.0 +4.8 11.0 +5.2 - 12/24 1/3 STRAHAN AERODROME 0820 0900 - - - 350/26 12.0 11.2 95 1015.71.1 - - 3.0 -
- - 11.5 +5.7 - - 1/3 STRAHAN AERODROME 0820 1200 - - - 310/21 12.7 11.9 95 1015.80.1 - - - -
- - - - - - 0.6/3 STRAHAN AERODROME 0820 1800 - - - 350/17 10.8 9.7 93 1016.00.4 - - 7.0 -
098 King Island
- - 11.5 - - - 0.2/3 KING ISLAND AIRPORT 0820 1200 - - - 330/28 13.1 11.8 92 1018.50.7 - - 7.0 -
099 Flinders and Bass Strait Islands
18.0 +4.3 - - - - - FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT 0820 0000 - - - 360/22 14.6 11.6 82 1020.21.2 - - - -